Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury (November 7, 1927 – December 23, 2007) was a Bangladeshi poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

, journalist, and activist in the Bengali Language Movement.

Early life

Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury got involved in politics very early in his life. In 1942 he joined Quit India movement against British regime. In 1945 participated in the Bengal Provincial Students Summit where he came upon with the famous Bengali Literature

Bengali literature

Bengali literature is literary works written in Bengali language particularly from Bangladesh and the Indian provinces of West Bengal and Tripura. The history of Bengali literature traces back hundreds of years while it is impossible to separate the literary trends of the two Bengals during the...

 writers of that time. He went across the rural areas during the political turmoil in 1946. He also became the Secretary of the first ever Nazrul

Kazi Nazrul Islam

Kazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...

 anniversary in Chittagong

Chittagong

Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...

. After the formation of Pakistan

Pakistan

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 Mahbub became concerned about people's rights and formed a monthly magazine 'Shimanto'.

Involvement in language movement

Mahbub was involved in the language movement from 1948 to 1956. In 1952 he was the in the Chittagong State Language Action Committee. On February 21, after knowing the police incident at Dhaka University, he immediately wrote the poem 'Kadte Ashini' which is the first influenced poem of the movement.